The Crater Pact
The Oath Bastion — Book 2
Monsters don't need mercy. They need a contract.
About this book
In the shadow of a dead goddess, Mara Holt’s secret sanctuary flourishes. Farms sprout and workshops hum within the mountain crater, a defiant whisper against a world of conquest. But survival demands more than hidden harvests; it requires pacts. When Mara develops the eerie ability to interpret the monsters at their gates and Nessa forges a tenuous alliance with the lake’s ancient creatures, the refuge gains its first defense. Yet, every act of growth inches closer to discovery. A war patrol’s near-miss forces a desperate gamble, and with each secret kept, the fragile peace threatens to shatter. As the sanctuary’s power grows, so does the danger of it being found. Will their refuge become their tomb?